Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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M. of H. Table IV. INFANTILE DEATHS in Ages, Sexes and Localities, during the year 1926.
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 4 week9. | 1—3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—9 months. | 9—12 month-. | Total Deaths under l ynr. | Males. | Females. | Bruce Grove & Stoneleteh Ward. | Chestnuts Ward. | Green Lams Ward. | Park and Coleraine Ward. | Stamford Hill Ward. | Town Hall Ward. | West Green Ward. | Whits Hart Lane Ward. |
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Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Whooping Cough | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Convulsions | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Enteritis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
Gastritis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Suffocation (Overlying) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Injury at Birth | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Atelectasis | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Congenital Malformations | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Premature Birth | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 47 | — | — | — | 1 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
Other Causes | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 5 |
Totals | 48 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 75 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 147 | 93 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 35 |